Jan 6, 2026
Markets
Dogecoin Barks Up Huge Gains as Bitcoin Climbs and Meme Coins Show Signs of Life
Leading meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) is up more than 17% on the week as the broader crypto market rebounds amid Bitcoin’s rise to nearly $95,000 this week. The move has propelled the DOGE price back above $0.15 for the first time since early December, with the coin topping $0.155 earlier Tuesday. It recently changed hands at $0.146, dipping alongside other major coins in recent hours. Dogecoin’s move coincides with consecutive trading days of positive inflows for the relatively new DOGE ETFs, which...
Jan 5, 2026
Markets
Meme Coins Swell as Sector Outstrips Broader Crypto Market
Meme coins are surging amid renewed interest in the sector, as Bitcoin continues to grind higher for the start of the year. Leading the charge are Bonk, Pepe, and Shiba Inu, posting 24-hour gains of over 20%, 14%, and 10%, respectively, according to CoinGecko data. On a weekly basis, however, Pepe leads with a 70% rally, followed by Bonk at 48% and Dogecoin at 22%. The resurgence in crypto's riskier assets coincides with a stabilizing Bitcoin. The top crypto has closed higher for four consecut...
Dec 25, 2025
Coins
The Year in Dogecoin 2025: DOGE Goes Political and Commercial
It started as a joke, but this year, Dogecoin was embraced by institutions, bought up by public companies, and its namesake was shared with a highly controversial U.S. government initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk. Still, despite this, the original meme coin didn’t set a new all-time high—to the dismay of its diehard fanbase. As of December 15, DOGE has erased any gains made in 2025, falling about 65% over the course of 12 months. As a result, Dogecoin has had an awkward year; it has moved...
Dec 19, 2025
Gaming
New Malware Poses as Roblox Mods to Steal Crypto Credentials
Hackers are inserting infostealer malware into pirated mods for Roblox and other games, according to research from cybersecurity company Kaspersky. A blog post from Kaspersky reveals that it has identified a new variety of infostealer called Stealka, which it has so far encountered on distribution platforms such as GitHub, SourceForge, Softpedia and sites.google.com. Disguised as unofficial mods, cheats and cracks for Windows-based games and other apps, Stealka exfiltrates sensitive login and br...
Dec 12, 2025
Law and Order
Florida Seizes $1.5M in Dogecoin, Pepe and Solana Over Case Tied to Chinese National
Florida prosecutors have announced the seizure of about $1.5 million in crypto on Thursday after tracing funds from a Citrus County investment scam to a wallet tied to a Chinese national. Attorney General James Uthmeier said the Office of Statewide Prosecution’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit obtained a court order targeting assets held by Tu Weizhi, who is now charged with money laundering, grand theft, and an organized scheme to defraud. While scammers are changing their methods, I am proud of...
Dec 12, 2025
Law and Order
Hollywood Director Guilty of Scamming Netflix out of $11M, Spending It on Crypto
Filmmaker Carl Rinsch has been found guilty of defrauding streaming giant Netflix and using $11 million in misappropriated funds to buy cryptocurrencies and luxury goods. Rinsch, the director of the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” was found guilty on one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, and five counts of transacting with illicitly obtained property. Director of '47 Ronin' Charged With Defrauding Netflix, Misusing $11M on Crypto and Luxury Goods The 48-year-old had been commissioned by...
Dec 8, 2025
Business
Robinhood Expands Crypto Offerings With Futures, Staking, and Stock Tokens
Robinhood is rolling out a broad set of crypto features and services as it races to become a global digital finance platform, the company announced Monday. Support for Ethereum and Solana staking in New York, with nationwide access pending regulatory clearance are going live on Tuesday, the company said in a set of details shared with Decrypt. It has also introduced new fee tiers for high-volume U.S. traders, enhancements to its crypto trading API, and plans for cost basis tracking to simplify...
Nov 27, 2025
Coins
Spot Solana ETFs Post First Red Day Since Launch
U.S. spot Solana exchange-traded funds recorded their first outflow of $8.10 million on Wednesday, breaking a 21-day streak of inflows since their debut. Despite the fund outflows, Solana is trading at around $141, up roughly 3.6% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. The net outflow was driven entirely by a $34.37 million redemption from 21Shares’ TSOL. This was partially offset by inflows into other funds, including $13.33 million for Bitwise’s BSOL and $10.42 million for Grays...
Nov 25, 2025
Markets
Bitwise Dogecoin ETF Debut Imminent After Quiet Start for Grayscale DOGE Fund
Another Dogecoin (DOGE) ETF is expected to hit the market soon after NYSE Arca approved the listing and registration of Bitwise’s Dogecoin ETF, BWOW, according to an SEC filing from Tuesday. BWOW, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, will grant investors exposure to the leading meme coin, with assets to be custodied by Coinbase Custody Trust. The certification comes just a day after Grayscale launched its spot Dogecoin ETF—GDOG—which earned around $1.4 million in daily trading volume....
Nov 24, 2025
Markets
Grayscale Dogecoin, XRP ETFs Add to Flurry of Altcoin Fund Debuts
Crypto-focused investment firm Grayscale officially unveiled exchange-traded funds for leading memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE) and Ripple-linked asset, XRP, on Monday. Both ETFs, which are conversions from previous funds, began trading on NYSE Arca under tickers GDOG and GXRP, respectively. “With GDOG’s uplisting on NYSE Arca, we’re expanding investor exposure to a network that’s fast, low-cost, and leveraged by thousands of users every day,” said Grayscale Senior Vice President of ETF Capital Marke...
Nov 24, 2025
Law and Order
Department of Government Efficiency Winds Down Despite Months Left To Run: Report
The Department of Government Efficiency, created by executive order to drive President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting agenda, has effectively ceased operating eight months before its charter was set to expire. The office has ceased to exist as a “centralized entity,” with the administration’s personnel chief confirming its inactive status despite having eight months left to run, according to a report from Reuters on Sunday. Decrypt has reached out to the White House for comment. It comes as the T...
Nov 20, 2025
Coins
21Shares Doubles Dogecoin Bets With 2x Leveraged DOGE ETF
Dogecoin (DOGE) investors can now gain exposure to the leading memecoin through a 21Shares two times leveraged long ETF which started trading on the Nasdaq Exchange on Thursday, the firm announced. The 21Shares 2X Long Dogecoin ETF (TXXD) aims to achieve twice the daily performance of DOGE, minus fees and expenses. “We are excited about Doge and the momentum we’ve seen from the community,” Michael Friedman, director of U.S. Capital Markets at 21Shares, told Decrypt. “The 21Shares 2x Long Dogec...
Nov 19, 2025
Markets
New XRP and Dogecoin ETFs Expected to Begin Trading in the Coming Days
Has the hotly anticipated, weeks-delayed flood of spot altcoin exchange-traded fund listings finally begun? Following a trickle of launches in recent days, it appears that many more crypto ETFs are set to begin trading in the coming days. A Bitwise Asset Management XRP ETF will likely begin trading on the Thursday, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart wrote in an X post on Monday. Meanwhile, Grayscale and Franklin Templeton funds tracking the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value could list...
Nov 17, 2025
Markets
Grayscale Poised to Debut Dogecoin ETF as VanEck's Solana Fund Starts Trading
A Grayscale exchange-traded fund tracking the popular Dogecoin (DOGE) meme coin could begin trading next Monday, potentially adding to a growing list of U.S.-listed altcoin-focused products available to investors. The Grayscale Dogecoin Trust (DOGE), a conversion from an existing fund, would trade on the the New York Stock Exchange. Grayscale amended its S-1 prospectus earlier this month, triggering a countdown to its beginning, although NYSE must still file a notice for the listing. "We'll see,...
Nov 13, 2025
Markets
Dogecoin Treasury Firm CleanCore's Stock Hits New Low as DOGE Dives
CleanCore Solutions, Inc. announced fiscal first quarter 2026 financial results ending September 30, with a focus on its recent pivot to embracing leading meme coin Dogecoin as a treasury asset. But the firm’s year-over-year losses spiked, plus DOGE is down big over the past month, and CleanCore’s stock price—the shares trade under ZONE on the NYSE American—hit a record low on Thursday following the announcement, and amid a broader stock market swoon. ZONE dipped to a record low of $0.373 on Thu...
Nov 8, 2025
Business
Cardsmiths' New Currency Cards Include Over $2 Million in Real Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum
After multiple collectors pulled Bitcoin redemption cards from previous sets, trading card manufacturer Cardsmiths released its latest Currency Series set with five cards that are redeemable for 1 full Bitcoin apiece—more than $100,000 each as of this writing. Currency Series 5 went up for sale on the firm’s website and via select retailers on Wednesday, offering its largest-ever selection of crypto redemption cards, which allow collectors to redeem real amounts of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, a...
Nov 7, 2025
Markets
Another Day, Another DOGE: Bitwise Dogecoin ETF May Debut in November After SEC Filing
Investors may be able to purchase shares in a Bitwise exchange-traded fund tracking the popular Dogecoin meme coin before the end of November, based on a regulatory filing from the crypto fund issuer. Bitwise removed a "delaying amendment" from its S-1 registration statement for the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF, according to the Thursday submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission If the SEC doesn't object to the filing in 20 days, the registration automatically becomes effective and the...
Oct 30, 2025
Business
Dogecoin Is About to Be All Over This Soccer Team's Jerseys and Stadium
The Shiba Inu logo of popular meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) will grace the jerseys and stadium signage of Italian soccer club, U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918, the House of Doge and its publicly traded merger partner Brag House, announced on Thursday. House of Doge—the Dogecoin Foundation’s commercial arm—and Brag House announced earlier this month that they had taken a controlling stake in the club, taking the first step in expanding the awareness of DOGE through the world’s most popular sport. “Dogec...
Oct 23, 2025
Technology
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Launches Mining Pool for Dogecoin, Litecoin and Soon Bitcoin
Crypto exchange KuCoin is rolling out a new mining pool service called KuPool, with support for assets like Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC) and eventually Bitcoin (BTC), the firm announced on Thursday. KuPool will align the firm’s existing crypto exchange and its KuMining feature, offering users a secure mining service within the existing KuCoin’s ecosystem. “As a new mining pool service under the KuCoin ecosystem, KuPool distinguishes itself from other mining pools through its trust-based ver...
Oct 20, 2025
Business
Dogecoin Firm House of Doge Acquires Controlling Share in Italian Soccer Club
House of Doge, the commercial arm of the Dogecoin Foundation (DOGE), announced Monday that it has acquired a majority equity stake in European soccer club U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. The acquisition is made in partnership with Brag House Holdings, House of Doge’s publicly traded merger partner that will help the firm soon go public via a reverse merger. “Our investment in U.S. Triestina 1918 is about much more than football. It’s about connecting Dogecoin’s global community with one of Europe’s...

